Jean Deza (born 9 June 1993) is a former

Peruvian Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century; Peruvian p ...

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who plays as a winger for Peruvian club

Cienciano Club Sportivo Cienciano is a professional football club based in Cusco, Peru that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. The club was founded in 1901 by a group of students of the ''Colegio Nacional Ciencias del Cusco'' (National S ...

Career

MŠK Žilina

In August 2011, he joined Slovak club

MŠK Žilina MŠK Žilina () is a Slovak football club based in the town of Žilina, that is playing in the Slovak Superliga. Since the league inception in 1993, the club has won 7 titles and comes second in All-time table that makes them one of the most s ...

on a four-year contract. His debut came on 27 August 2011 in the

Corgoň Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ...

match against Dukla Banská Bystrica, entering in as a substitute in place of Roman Gergel. Jean Deza was linked to Argentinian club

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

, and Swiss

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

before joining his present club.

Montpellier HSC

In August 2013, he joined French club

Montpellier HSC Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current i ...

on loan for one year.

PFC Levski Sofia

In May 2016, Deza joined Bulgarian club

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on a 2-year deal. On 7 February 2017, he terminated his contract with the club after not showing up at Levski's winter training camp. Because of that, the player and the club had resolved the argument with the help of

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International career

After some impressive performances for Montpellier, Jean Deza was called up for a friendly against England for England's World Cup 2014 warm up games. He started the game, putting in an impressive performance before later being substituted in the second half. The main highlight from Peru was when Deza tried to chip England's Joe Hart from 35 yards, only going over by a little.

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Montpellier profile
* * 1993 births Living people Peruvian footballers Peruvian expatriate footballers Peru under-20 international footballers Peru international footballers Association football midfielders Peruvian people of French descent Sportspeople from Callao] Academia Deportiva Cantolao players MŠK Žilina players Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Montpellier HSC players Club Alianza Lima footballers PFC Levski Sofia players Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers Deportivo Binacional FC players FC Carlos Stein players Unión Huaral footballers Cienciano footballers Ligue 1 players Slovak Super Liga players Peruvian Primera División players Peruvian Segunda División players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in France Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria {{Peru-footy-midfielder-stub